GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |